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New Jersey Abortion Statistics

State abortion statistics from the leading public and private sources.

Collective state abortion statistics are gathered privately by the Guttmacher Institute and federally by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Because of reporting lag, their most recent data is generally 2-3 years old. In most cases, state-level abortion facts are more current than the numbers reported by Guttmacher or the CDC. Guttmacher’s abortion statistics are estimates built on surveys of all known and suspected abortion providers. For 2014, 58% of queried providers responded to their information request. Abortion totals were estimated for the 42% of abortion providers who did not respond.

The New Jersey Department of Health does not collect abortion data from private abortion clinics. As such, the state reported abortion totals for New Jersey are not reliable.

GUTTMACHER DATA

Estimated Total Abortions (2014): 44,460

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that approximately 44,460 abortions took place in New Jersey during 2014. In 2011, an estimated 46,990 abortions occured—compared with an estimated 54,160 in 2008 and 61,150 in 2005.

Estimated Abortion Percentage (2014): 30%

In 2014, an estimated 30% of pregnancies in New Jersey ended in abortion. This number does not take into account miscarriages. It was arrived at by dividing Guttmacher's abortion estimate by the sum total of live births (103,305)—as reported by the CDC—and estimated abortions.

Estimated Abortion Rate* (2014): 25.8

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that the 2014 abortion rate for New Jersey was 25.8. In 2011, the abortion rate in New Jersey was 27.1. It was 31.3 in 2008, 34.3 in 2005, and 36.3 in 2000. The 2014 abortion rate across the entire United States was 14.6.

*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.

Percentage of All U.S. Abortions (2014): 4.8%

In 2014, approximately 4.8% of all U.S. abortions occurred in New Jersey.

Facilities That Perform Abortions (2014): 79

In 2014, the Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 79 abortion providers in New Jersey. There were 64 providers in 2011, 75 providers in 2008, 85 providers in 2005, and 86 providers in 2000.

State Abortion Restrictions (2016):

New Jersey does not have any state-level abortion restrictions—such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly-funded abortions.